Check Point Security Gateway Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Check Point · Security Gateway
A logic flow weakness in the Remote Access and Mobile Access certificate validation within the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange of Check Point Security Gateway. An unauthenticated remote attacker, requiring no user interaction, can bypass user authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.
A logic flow weakness in Remote Access and Mobile Access certificate validation in deprecated IKEv1 key exchange allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 4/15
How an attack unfolds
Based on MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. mappings. Select a step to see the evidence.How attackers get in
What they do
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited the day it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) was available the same day.
- DisclosedFirst seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidenceAdded to CISA KEVknown ransomware use; EU database agreesPublic exploit codePoC-in-GitHubday 0
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2Initial AccessTA0001
valid access obtained without credentials
establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password
remote VPN access via external service
allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user authentication
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 76 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
External Remote ServicesT113320 general rules
- External Remote SMB Logon from Public IPhightest
- OpenCanary - SSH Login Attempthightest
- OpenCanary - SSH New Connection Attempthightest
- OpenCanary - Telnet Login Attempthightest
- Running Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extensionhightest
- Unusual Child Process of dns.exehightest
- Unusual File Deletion by Dns.exehightest
- Unusual File Modification by dns.exehightest
Valid AccountsT107856 general rules
- Win Susp Computer Name Containing Samtheadmincriticaltest
- Account Created And Deleted Within A Close Time Framehightest
- Activity From Anonymous IP Addresshightest
- Atypical Travelhightest
- Azure AD Threat Intelligencehightest
- Azure Subscription Permission Elevation Via AuditLogshightest
- External Remote SMB Logon from Public IPhightest
- Impossible Travelhightest
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What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 31, 202630 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 30, 202629 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 202628 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 28, 202627 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 27, 202626 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 24, 202623 Oct 2026
- 44 more on OTX